preference cascade

noun

The situation where people's private opinions reach a tipping point and become publicly expressed and accepted.

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Meanings

nounpreference cascade (plural preference cascades)

plural preference cascades

  1. human sciencesThe situation where people's private opinions reach a tipping point and become publicly expressed and accepted.
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